A common pesticide decreases foraging success and survival in honey bees |
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Authors: | Henry Mickaël Béguin Maxime Requier Fabrice Rollin Orianne Odoux Jean-François Aupinel Pierrick Aptel Jean Tchamitchian Sylvie Decourtye Axel |
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Affiliation: | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UR406 Abeilles et Environnement, F-84914 Avignon, France. mickael.henry@avignon.inra.fr |
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Abstract: | Nonlethal exposure of honey bees to thiamethoxam (neonicotinoid systemic pesticide) causes high mortality due to homing failure at levels that could put a colony at risk of collapse. Simulated exposure events on free-ranging foragers labeled with a radio-frequency identification tag suggest that homing is impaired by thiamethoxam intoxication. These experiments offer new insights into the consequences of common neonicotinoid pesticides used worldwide. |
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